“NOMA At 100” Will Coviello On What NOMA Has Planned For Its Centennial
Although the New Orleans Museum of Art isn’t celebrating its official birthday until Dec. 16, it is opening a show of its gifts a little early. “It’s an important way to celebrate the museum’s history, its legacy and the legacy of our donors,” director Susan Taylor says. “A milestone characterizes an institution.” NOMA began commemorating… Read More
The New Orleans Museum Of Art Celebrates 100 Years With 31-Hour Free Birthday Celebration This December!
On December 16, 1911, thanks to a generous benefactor named Isaac Delgado, the art museum that originally carried his name opened its doors in New Orleans’s City Park. At the time the Isaac Delgado Museum of Art owned only nine works of art but it was a good start. Today, a full century later, the… Read More
NOMA Celebrates 100th Birthday By Showing Off Dozens Of New Finds
What do you get for the art museum that has everything? How about a human bone dagger from Papua New Guinea? Or perhaps a Native American Octopus Bag? Both of these gifts, along with plenty of other treasures, were recently donated in celebration of the New Orleans Museum of Art’s 100th birthday. Read the full… Read More
NOMA Goes Green! Thanks To Keep Louisiana Beautiful Awards
NOMA Participates in “America Recycles Day” Thanks to Keep Louisiana Beautiful (New Orleans, LA) – As New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) celebrates 100 years, the museum is implementing sustainable practices. NOMA recently received a grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful, a non-profit dedicated to promoting a “personal, corporate and community responsibility for a clean and… Read More
New Orleans Museum Of Art Celebrates 100th Anniversary With 110 New Acquisitions
NOMA 100: Gifts for the Second Century Features Works by Anish Kapoor, Keith Sonnier, Matthew Barney, Jasper Johns, Sol LeWitt, Kathe Kollwitz, and Gabrielle Münter On View November 12, 2011-January 22, 2012 New Orleans, LA (October 7, 2011) – NOMA 100 is the culmination of a five-year acquisition project, celebrating the museum’s 100th anniversary with… Read More
NOMA Celebrates 100th Anniversary With 110 New Acquisitions And Centennial Odyssey Ball, 2011… A NOMA Odyssey
New Orleans, LA (October 12, 2011) – On November 12th the New Orleans Museum of Art will celebrate its 100th anniversary with the Centennial Odyssey Ball, 2011… A NOMAOdyssey, generously underwritten by the Lupin Foundation and Peoples Health. Since 1911, the Museum has expanded a world-class collection, the facility, and gained recognition as the finest… Read More